40 Funny Classical Art Memes That Make Modern Romance Feel Timeless (April 15, 2025)

There’s something weirdly comforting about seeing 17th-century oil paintings capture the same relationship drama we go through now. Like, sure, they were wearing powdered wigs and dying of the plague, but they still knew what it felt like to get ghosted by someone named Gregorius.

These classical art memes about love, relationships, and intimacy hit in a way that makes you laugh and re-evaluate your last situationship. There’s passive aggression. There’s thirst. There’s the emotional equivalent of texting “lol” while crying. It’s all here.

If you’ve ever over-analyzed a “hey” text or re-downloaded a dating app you swore off again, these medieval art memes will make you feel beautifully seen—and slightly judged by someone in a ruffled collar.


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